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Historical Event on 12/17/1740
Chimaji Appa, Peshwa warrior, died.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/29/1997 | IRS-1D, fourth Indian Remote Sensing satellite, successfully launched off by PSLV-CI, the country's first operational polar satellite launch vehicle, from Sriharikota. With this launch, India became a member of the exclusive club of nations capable of launching the heavier class of satellites. |
1/15/1998 | Binda Prasad Kashyap, 73, CPI leader, passed away in Nagpur. |
1/27/1931 | Mahatma Gandhi was released from jail, ending eight months of imprisonment for his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. To avoid demonstrations, Gandhi was released late in the evening from the Yerovda jail and put on a night train to Bombay. There was hope in British circles that the release of Gandhi would end the strife and lead to discussions of dominion status. Gandhi made clear, however, that he would persist in his civil disobedience campaign. |
11/6/1996 | India wins Titan's cup beating South Africa in Mumbai. |
9/25/1916 | Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay, great litterateur, philosopher, social worker and first General Secretary of UP branch, was born at Dhankia village, Rajasthan. |
9/25/1916 | Shahjahan, great mughal emperor of India, was born at Lahore. |
12/3/1993 | Bahadur Prasad wins silver in 1500 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila. |
8/4/1923 | Nagpur University started working. |
12/9/1993 | Virbhadra Singh sworn in as Congress CM of Himachal Pradesh. |
11/15/1875 | Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, was born at Ulihatu, Ranchi district, Bihar. |
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